Monthly Archives: May 2012

Honeymoon Island, Florida, 1995

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

The beach I walked daily after my sister died was just a beautiful backdrop for my constant conversation with God.  I framed a question to infinity, continuous in asking & still no answer, my voice incessant as waves raking sand … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 24, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

Originally posted on hovercraftdoggy:
photograph of a water well in the yucatan jungle, mexico Yucatan, Mexico Source

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it flew to you

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

I loosed my heart once in a second of pure impulse, opened the cage of my chest & it flew to perch on your shoulder, all the while singing. When you left it went with you, made a nest in … Continue reading →

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if we are one

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

if we are one like we said we were & yearn to be still then come without bitterness & I will abandon blame & we will fuse this broken thing we are into wholeness together

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enough

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

I think of you less often than I want to & far more often than I should, but, I have learned to savor unexpected sweetness when I find it & whatever quantity is available is sufficient, like a hummingbird, feeding … Continue reading →

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Hunger Strike (for Timothy Dolan)

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

A prince of the church threatens a hunger strike, but it is not his own fasting he promises. Sir, if you will not feed the hungry, if you will not tend the sick & the dying, & if you will … Continue reading →

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I am not having fun today!

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

Just for kicks, and because I need to start a new folder of rejection letters, as the old file is dusty and over 17 years old, I decided to put a manuscript together and send it here. Why not start … Continue reading →

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